Those of you with a nasty streak may relish the idea that Sony's recently announced global recall of batteries could result in a number of UK purchasers of Toshiba laptop PCs being given their money back and getting new battery packs on top.

How so? Well, Toshiba UK is running a peace-of-mind money-back promotion on Satellite Pro 120 and Tecra A8 notebook PCs fitted with Intel Centrino Duo CPUs. It covers machines bought between September 1 and November 30 of this year and promises a refund if the computer "develops a technical fault that can be repaired by your Toshiba Authorised Service Provider (or replaced if a repair can not be effected)".
More on this highly-speculative idea in this HEXUS.lifestyle.headline.